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Journalist murder: Maltese PM refuses pardon for businessman

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2019

A business tycoon who accused a former aide of Malta’s prime minister of commissioning the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was denied a presidential pardon on Friday. Businessman Yorgen Fenech, who is himself a suspect in the murder investigation, had been seeking immunity from

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Don’t go to Burkina Faso -US tells citizens

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2019

The U.S. has raised its travel advisory for Burkina Faso to level 4, advising citizens not to travel to the country “due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping”. In an advisory, the State Department said it had ordered all family members of U.S. government employees not of age to leave the West African country and said […]

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South Africa launches campaign against gender-based violence

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2019

President Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday, launched a campaign against gender-based violence which he described as “a great shame.” Violence against women and children “goes against our African values and everything we stand for as a people,” the president said at the launch ceremony in Lephalale, Limpopo Province which, together with other provinces, has seen a […]

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FBI arrests Chicago student Osadzinski for coding for ISIS

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2019

Thomas Osadzinski, a student of DePaul University and Chicago native has been arrested by the FBI for coding for Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) The 20 year-old computer science and software development student in the private Catholic university, was accused by federal prosecutors in Chicago of attempting to provide support to ISIS by […]

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Reports: Jacob Zuma owes bank, school fees for daughter

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2019

Former South African President Jacob Zuma appears to be facing a financial downturn, unable to pay a debt of R7.3million ($496,000) to VBS Bank, now in liquidation and also pay the school fees for one of his daughters. Rapport, City Press’ sister publication reported that a high school near Durban has obtained a default judgment against […]

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Shooting in California school, gunman on the run

Daily Dispatch November 14, 2019

At least seven persons have been shot at a high school in Santa Clarita, California. Police however said the gunman, suspected to be Asian is on the run. The police in a tweet identified the school as Saugus High School. But other schools nearby have been in a lockdown and residents also told to shut […]